Araxas Exploration
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ARAXAS EXPLORATION INC · ARAXAS EXPLORATION, INC. · Araxas Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Araxas Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 5 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (43% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Araxas Exploration operate?
Araxas Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (3), Oklahoma (3) and Alabama (1). Its 1 Alabama wells are 0.0% of the 15,091 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Araxas Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Araxas Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Araxas Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 14284 002 in Lafourche, LA at 17,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafourche (LA), Cameron (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Monroe (AL), Comanche (OK) and Haskell (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Araxas Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 14284 002 | 17-057-22699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Araxas Exploration, Inc. | 17,500 ft |
| Sl 2038 001 | 17-023-22681 | Other status | Other type | Cameron, LA | Araxas Exploration, Inc. | 13,000 ft |
| William Detiveaux Heirs 001 | 17-109-23458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Araxas Exploration, Inc. | 12,525 ft |
| Scruggs 34-2 #1 | 01-099-20191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | Araxas Exploration, Inc. | 12,306 ft |
| School Land-B #1 | 35-031-00217 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | Araxas Exploration Inc | — |
| Burris #1-33 | 35-061-20875 | Other status | Other type | Haskell, OK | Araxas Exploration Inc | — |
| Moore #1-27 | 35-071-23452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Araxas Exploration Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 7 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Araxas Exploration operate?
Araxas Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Araxas Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Araxas Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Araxas Exploration operate wells?
Araxas Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3), Oklahoma (3) and Alabama (1).
Does Araxas Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Araxas Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Araxas Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 14284 002 in Lafourche, LA is the deepest at 17,500 ft.
Where Araxas Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Araxas Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/araxas-exploration-7393 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).